This is 6 player map with default settings I played recently:
If you dislike CSs mostly spawning on islands in continents+, continents++ exists to fix just that. I can post it if you're interested.
This is what the map looks like in Information Era (Communitu_79a v1.16.0 Standard settings). Only one CS is blocked off by major civ borders. None
43 plus 20 CSHow many civs can be placed on such map?
If you dislike CSs mostly spawning on islands in continents+, continents++ exists to fix just that. I can post it if you're interested.
I play Tectonic mapscript only. It is available I think even on Steam, very famous mapscript done by the bestest modders in the industry. I don't underestimate the VP mapscript but is too small for my 43Civs games. And also lacks the tectonic feature of mountains. Tectonic works very well with VPWhere are all the modded mapscripts posted? I don't see any in VP's mods repository subforum. Are they in the general Civ5 mod's forum?
Where are all the modded mapscripts posted? I don't see any in VP's mods repository subforum. Are they in the general Civ5 mod's forum?
Summer Palace WW gives open borders to diplomatic units and there's a National Wonder (can't recall the name) in modern era which gives it aswell.
I find it more interesting to forbid border crossing to diplomatic units as it creates more natural spheres of influence + with a system where every civilian unit can cross borders, scouting enemy territory would be really easy.
But that's just my opinion
Definitely prefer the current state, @Diverman explained it well.